Ms Susan Evans - Researcher Profile

Biography

Sue is Executive Officer and Senior Research Fellow in the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Patient Safety. She also teaches the MPH2067 subject "Quality Improvement in Health Care'.

Sue completed her PhD in 2006 through the Department of Medicine, University of Adelaide. Her thesis investigated whether an intervention could successfully improve reporting of adverse incidents by doctors and nurses in South Australia.

Qualifications

DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: University of Adelaide

Year awarded: 2006

GRAD DIP CLINICAL EPIDMEIOLOGY

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1996

CERTIFICATE OF INFECTION CONTROL

Institution: Mayfield Education Centre

Year awarded: 1994

CERTIFICATE OF CRITICAL CARE NURSING

Institution: Monash Medical Centre

Year awarded: 1991

BACHELOR OF NURSING

Institution: Deakin University

Year awarded: 1990

Publications

Journal Articles

Bohensky, M., Jolley, D.J., Pilcher, D.V., Sundararajan, V., Evans, S.M., Brand, C.A., 2012, Prognostic models based on administrative data alone inadequately predict the survival outcomes for critically ill patients at 180 days post hospital discharge, Journal of Critical Care [P], vol 27, issue 4, W.B. Saunders Co., United States, pp. 11-21.

Brand, C.A., Barker, A., Morello, R., Vitale, M.R., Evans, S.M., Scott, I.A., Stoelwinder, J.U., Cameron, P., 2012, A review of hospital characteristics associated with improved performance, International Journal For Quality In Health Care [P], vol 25, issue 5, Oxford University Press, United States, pp. 483-494.

Andrianopoulos, N., Jolley, D.J., Evans, S.M., Brand, C.A., Cameron, P., 2012, Application of Variable Life Adjusted Displays (VLAD) on Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset (VAED), BMC Health Services Research [E], vol 12, issue Art. No: 278, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-15.

Ibrahim, J.E., McInnes, J., Andrianopoulos, N., Evans, S., 2012, Minimising harm from heatwaves: A survey of awareness, knowledge, and practices of health professionals and care providers in Victoria, Australia, International Journal Of Public Health [P], vol 57, issue 2, Birkhaeuser Verlag AG, Switzerland, pp. 297-304.

Weller, C.D., Evans, S.M., Staples, M., Aldons, P., McNeil, J.J., 2012, Randomized clinical trial of three-layer tubular bandaging system for venous leg ulcers, Wound Repair And Regeneration [P], vol 20, issue 6, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc., United States, pp. 822-829.

Weller, C., Evans, S., 2012, Venous leg ulcer management in general practice, Australian Family Physician [P], vol 41, issue 5, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Australia, pp. 331-337.

Weller, C.D., Evans, S.M., 2012, Venous leg ulcer management in general practice- practice nurses and evidence based guidelines, Australian Family Physician [P], vol 41, issue 5, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, South Melbourne VIC Australia, pp. 331-337.

Evans, S., Bohensky, M., Cameron, P., McNeil, J., 2011, A survey of Australian clinical registries: can quality of care be measured?, Internal Medicine Journal [P], vol 41, issue 1a, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 42-48.

Barker, A., Brand, C., Evans, S., Cameron, P., Jolley, D., 2011, ''Death in low-mortality diagnosis-related groups'': Frequency, and the impact of patient and hospital characteristics, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 195, issue 2, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, Australia, pp. 89-94.

Bohensky, M., Jolley, D., Sundararajan, V., Evans, S., Ibrahim, J., Brand, C., 2011, Development and validation of reporting guidelines for studies involving data linkage, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health [P], vol 35, issue 5, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 486-489.

Evans, S., Scott, I., Johnson, N., Cameron, P., McNeil, J., 2011, Development of clinical-quality registries in Australia: The way forward, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 194, issue 7, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, Australia, pp. 360-363.

Bohensky, M., Jolley, D., Sundararajan, V., Pilcher, D., Evans, S., Brand, C., 2011, Empirical aspects of linking intensive care registry data to hospital discharge data without the use of direct patient identifiers, Anaesthesia And Intensive Care [P], vol 39, issue 2, Australian Society of Anaesthetists Ltd, Australia, pp. 202-208.

Evans, S., Levin, F., 2011, Response to alcohol in women: Role of the menstrual cycle and a family history of alcoholism, Drug and Alcohol Dependence [P], vol 114, Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Ireland, pp. 18-30.

Diug, B., Evans, S., Lowthian, J., Maxwell, E., Dooley, M., Street, A., Wolfe, R., Cameron, P., McNeil, J.J., 2011, The unrecognized psychosocial factors contributing to bleeding risk in warfarin therapy, Stroke [P], vol 42, issue 10, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 2866-2871.

Evans, S.M., Murray, A., Patrick, I., Fitzgerald, M., Smith, S., Andrianopoulos, N., Cameron, P., 2010, Assessing clinical handover between paramedics and the trauma team, Injury-International Journal Of The Care Of The Injured [P], vol 41, issue 5, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 460-464.

Evans, S., Murray, A., Patrick, I., Fitzgerald, M., Smith, S., Cameron, P., 2010, Clinical handover in the trauma setting: A qualitative study of paramedics and trauma team members, Quality and Safety in Health Care [P], vol 19, issue 6 (Art. No: e57), BMJ Group, UK, USA, pp. 1-6.

McNeil, J.J., Evans, S.M., Johnson, N.P., Cameron, P., 2010, Clinical-quality registries: their role in quality improvement., Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 192, issue 5, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Australia, pp. 244-245.

Bohensky, M.A., Jolley, D., Vijaya, S., Evans, S., Pilcher, D.V., Scott, I., Brand, C.A., 2010, Data Linkage: A powerful research tool with potential problems, BMC Health Services Research [E], vol 10, issue Art. No: 346, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-7.

Weller, C.D., McNeil, J.J., Evans, S.M., Reid, C.M., 2010, Improving venous ulcer healing: designing and reporting randomised controlled trials, International Wound Journal [P], vol 7, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, Canada, pp. 41-47.

Weller, C., Evans, S., Reid, C., Wolfe, R., McNeil, J., 2010, Protocol for a pilot randomised controlled clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of a graduated three layer straight tubular bandaging system when compared to a standard short stretch compression bandaging system in the management of people wit, Trials [P], vol 11, issue Art. No: 26, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-10.

Mihrshahi, S., Brand, C.A., Ibrahim, J.E., Evans, S.M., Jolley, D.J., Cameron, P., 2010, Validity of the indicator 'death in low-mortality diagnosis-related groups' for measuring patient safety and healthcare quality in hospitals, Internal Medicine Journal [P], vol 40, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 250-257.

Botti, M., Bucknall, T., Cameron, P., Johnstone, M., Redley, B., Evans, S.M., Jeffcott, S.M.A., 2009, Examining communication and team performance during clinical handover in a complex environment: the private sector post-anaesthetic care unit., Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 190, issue 11, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Australia, pp. S157-S160.

Jeffcott, S.M.A., Evans, S.M., Cameron, P., Chin, G.S.M., Ibrahim, J.E., 2009, Improving measurement in clinical handover, Quality and Safety in Health Care [P], vol 18, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 272-276.

Copnell, B., Hagger, V., Wilson, S., Evans, S.M., Sprivulis, P.C., Cameron, P., 2009, Measuring the quality of hospital care: An inventory of indicators, Internal Medicine Journal [P], vol 39, issue 6, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 352-360.

Evans, S.M., Lowinger, J.S., Sprivulis, P.C., Copnell, B., Cameron, P., 2009, Prioritizing quality indicator development across the healthcare system: identifying what to measure, Internal Medicine Journal [P], vol 39, issue 10, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 648-654.

Evans, S.M., Cameron, P., McNeil, J.J., 2009, Reforming NSW Health: the importance of using credible data, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 190, issue 9, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty Ltd, Australia, p. 515.

Lowthian, J., Diug, B.O., Evans, S.M., Maxwell, E., Street, A., Piterman, L., McNeil, J.J., 2009, Who is responsible for the care of patients treated with warfarin therapy?, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 190, issue 12, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Australia, pp. 674-677.

Guda, R., Dugdale, P., Evans, S.M., McNeil, J.J., 2008, Considerations in the design of service specific chronic disease management registers, Australasian Epidemiologist, vol 15, issue 3, Australasian Epidemiology Association, Australia, pp. 28-31.

Evans, S.M., Smith, B.J., Esterman, A., Runciman, W.B., Maddern, G., Stead, K., Selim, P., O'Shaughnessy, J., Muecke, S., Jones, S., 2007, Evaluation of an intervention aimed at improving voluntary incident reporting in hospitals, Quality and Safety in Health Care, vol 16, issue 3, BMJ Group, United Kingdom, pp. 169-175.

Lowthian, J., Evans, S.M., 2007, Management of atrial fibrillation, Australian Family Physician, vol 36, issue 10, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Australia, p. 791.

Willis, C.D., Evans, S.M., Stoelwinder, J.U., Cameron, P.A., 2007, Measuring quality., Australian Health Review, vol 31, issue 2, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty Ltd, Australia, pp. 276-281.

Diug, B.O., Lowthian, J., Evans, S.M., 2007, Warfarin versus aspririn for stroke prevention (BAFTA), The Lancet, vol 370, issue 9599, The Lancet Publishing Group, United Kingdom, p. 1606.

Evans, S.M., Berry, J., Smith, B.J., Esterman, A.J., Selim, P., O'Shaughnessy, J., DeWit, M., 2006, Attitudes and barriers to incident reporting: a collaborative hospital study, Quality & Safety in Health Care, vol 15, issue 1, BMJ Publishing Group, UK, pp. 39-43.

Evans, S.M., Berry, J.G., Smith, B.J., Esterman, A., 2006, Consumer perceptions of safety in hospitals, BMC Public Health [P], vol 6, issue 41, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-7.

Evans, S.M., Cameron, P., Myles, P.S., Stoelwinder, J.U., McNeil, J.J., 2005, Measurement, monitoring and clinical governance, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 183, issue 10, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, Australia, p. 543.

Smith, B.J., McElroy, H.J., Laslett, L.L., Pile, K.D., Phillipov, G., Evans, S.M., Weekley, J.S., Pilotto, L.S., 2005, Osteoporosis screening in people with airways disease, Chronic Respiratory Disease, vol 2, Sage Science Press (UK), United Kingdom, pp. 5-12.

Evans, S.M., Berry, J.G., Smith, B.J., Esterman, A.J., 2004, Anonymity or transparency in reporting of medical error: a community-based survey in South Australia, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 180, issue 11, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty Ltd, Australia, pp. 577-580.

Kingston, M.J., Evans, S.M., Smith, B.J., Berry, J.G., 2004, Attitudes of doctors and nurses towards incident reporting: a qualitative analysis, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 181, issue 1, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Australia, pp. 36-39.

Smith, B.J., Laslett, L.L., Pile, K.D., Phillips, P.J., Phillipov, G., Evans, S.M., Esterman, A.J., Berry, J.G., 2004, Randomised controlled trial of Alendronate in airways disease and low bone mineral density, Chronic Respiratory Disease, vol 1, Sage Science Press (UK), United Kingdom, pp. 131-137.

Branley, P., McNeil, J.J., Stephenson, D.H., Evans, S.M., 2000, Modelling future renal dialysis requirements under various scenarios of orgna availability in Australia, Nephrology, vol 5 issue 4, Blackwell Science Asia, Carlton Vic Australia, pp. 243-249.

Conference Proceedings

Weller, C.D., McNeil, J.J., Evans, S.M., Reid, C.M., 2009, A new era for ageing research: What's in your tool kit?, Consort: A valuable tool to improve research in the aged with venous leg ulcers, Monash University, Australia, p. 27.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

How do social risk factors effect Warfarin therapy? What are the social responsibilities and strategies in place to deal with these risk factors..

Supervisors:

Mcneil, J (Main), Evans, S (Associate), Lowthian, J (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Bohensky, M.

Program of Study:

Linking clinical and administrative data to evaluate intensive care outcomes. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Jolley, D (Main), Brand, C (Associate), Evans, S (Associate), Pilcher, D (Associate).

Student:

Weller, C.

Program of Study:

Improving venous leg ulcer management. (PHD) 2011.

Supervisors:

Mcneil, J (Main), Evans, S (Associate), Reid, C (Associate).